Hi All, I want to but a VAX machine from America but what I'm wondering about is them having 110-120 Volts electric current, and here in England being 220-240 Volts. Can somebody tell me are the machines (MicroVAX and VAXStation) able to switch automatically to our current, or are they just for the American market 110-120 Volts if bought from there.
Thanks for your help
Ian

My 4000/60, 3100/76 and 3100-style expansion cabs are all dual voltage (auto-selecting, I think though it obviously pays to look closely!) but I would still check with the seller beforehand.

It is possible to get them from UK sellers: can't quite remember offhand where I bought my 4000/60 or if they're even trading still since it was years ago, but hopefully someone can give you a pointer.

It definitely pays to be cautious, though: I remember plugging a 110 volt scanner into a UK wall socket (this is when I worked for DEC, perhaps ominously). Oopsie.

Edit: I'm also perhaps mistakenly assuming that the VaxStations in question are just standard ones but I should add that they both came from UK organisations, the 3100 was scrapped by DEC UK and the 4000 bought from a UK-based reseller, so my observation may be of rather questionable usefulness. :/
Edited by vometia on March 27 2016 04:28

Before you blindly plug it in, look near the AC inlet. There should be an indication there whether or not it can handle the different voltages. If not, there should be a wattage or amperage label. This will be needed to size a proper converter.

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